When do the 2024 Paris Olympics start on the BBC?
The 2024 Paris Olympics begin on Friday, July 26, and run until Sunday, August 11, with comprehensive coverage across the BBC.
It all begins at 5.45pm with the huge Opening Ceremony. Clare Balding previews the next 16 days of incredible sporting action in France and introduces live coverage of a unique opening ceremony held along Paris’s main artery, the Seine. Coverage continues right through until 10pm. The games kick off on Saturday 27 July, with coverage on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
BBC Sport offers extensive access to this year’s Games, featuring one live channel and one live stream showcasing the best action and British sporting storytelling, all day every day. BBC One and BBC Two will broadcast over 250 hours of live coverage across the 16-day event, while Olympics Extra, a second curated live stream on BBC iPlayer, ensures that no breathtaking moment is missed.
A special Olympic schedule will run throughout the event on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds. Fans can also stay updated on the biggest news stories and medal-winning moments via the BBC Sport website, app, and social media platforms.
Leading BBC Sport’s TV coverage are presenters Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Hazel Irvine, Isa Guha, Jeanette Kwakye, JJ Chalmers, and Mark Chapman. Joining the lineup for the first time are the most decorated female Olympian Laura Kenny, TV personality Fred Sirieix, British long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, Olympic gold medalist Moe Sbihi, and Olympic bronze medalist Vicky Holland. Adrian Chiles, Eleanor Oldroyd, Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, Naga Munchetty, and Tony Livesey will lead BBC Radio 5 Live’s extensive coverage.
As Olympic fever builds, the BBC’s Paris 2024 trailer will premiere during the UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 weekend on BBC One and iPlayer. Live TV coverage will be available across BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer, providing access to all 32 events at Paris 2024. A nightly highlights program will recap all the best moments.
Alongside the extensive coverage on network TV, Olympics Extra, a fully scheduled live stream on BBC iPlayer, will follow the biggest moments across every event, allowing audiences to soak up all the action.
The highly anticipated opening ceremony will take place at 6:30 pm on Friday, July 26, on BBC One and iPlayer, with Clare Balding presenting in the studio and Hazel Irvine and Andrew Cotter commentating. Prepare for a sporting spectacle as each nation arrives on Paris’ famous river, the Seine.
Live coverage will commence at 8 am on Saturday, July 27, on BBC One. From the BBC’s studio in central Paris, Jeanette Kwakye and JJ Chalmers will welcome audiences each morning to the day’s events. Hazel Irvine will take over at 1 pm on BBC Two, before returning to BBC One at 2 pm, after the News at One. Evenings will be hosted by Clare Balding and Gabby Logan, with Clare reporting live from the swimming events before Gabby takes the reins at the athletics.
Highlights of the day’s events will be expertly summarized by Mark Chapman and Isa Guha on “Tonight at the Games” from 10:40 pm to midnight on BBC One.
In addition to the live coverage on network TV, Olympics Extra, a curated live stream on BBC iPlayer and Red Button, will cover unmissable moments in one place, ensuring audiences don’t miss any action.
Joining the BBC Sport presenters is a stellar lineup of studio guests, including Beth Tweddle, Chris Hoy, Denise Lewis, Fred Sirieix, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Katherine Grainger, Laura Kenny, Mark Foster, Michael Johnson, Nicola Adams, Rebecca Adlington, and Tonia Couch, who will all share their analysis and expertise.
A team of expert commentators and reporters will bring the biggest news and medal-winning moments from event venues across the French capital.
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